Judge, 1917-11-17 · page 24 of 28
Judge — November 17, 1917 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, with minimal satirical content. The dominant feature is a large diamond merchant advertisement (Jason Weiler & Sons of Boston), occupying roughly one-third of the space and offering direct-mail diamond sales. The theatrical listings for "New York Theatres" provide contemporary context—noting productions like "Business Before Pleasure" and "On with the Dance"—but contain no apparent satire or commentary. The small illustrated jokes ("Shear Steal" and "Why He Didn't") are brief, conventional gags with no clear political or social satire. The "Shear Steal" piece involves an Irishman's workplace mishap; "Why He Didn't" is a domestic humor joke about a husband grinding his wife's teeth. This appears to be a **commercial issue** rather than one emphasizing Judge's typical satirical content, filled with period product advertising (tobacco, hair balm, hotel promotions) interspersed with light entertainment.
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Diamond Importers since 1876 Foreign Agencies: Amsterdam and Paris ‘Mark on the Cigarette jrthday or panied Gite = $2.25 $5.25 ($10 "$19 Order style of monogram Wlals, and specity tip. handsome Mahogany Humidor filled with 200 (your monogram) for 36. A wonder All Shipments in Plain Packages, Insured MARMAY MFG. CO., Dept. K, 1355. 4th, init print in reparation of merit. Restoring Color and Beauty to Gray and Faded Hair. rand $1.00 at druggists, In New York Theatres | ASIEN | Barbara~-Plymouth. Marie Doro in new ro Broken. Threads—Falton. Ei popular lines. Business Before Pleasure nge. Highly laughable adventures of Potash and Perlmutter in filmd: Cheer Up Hippodrome. Mammoth vaudeville and spectacl > Ch Chin Chowe—Manhattan, Oriental spectacle with music. Country Cousin, The—Gaiety. Comedy depictiny the Virtue of the West and the villainy of the De Luxe Annie—Cort, Extremely clever and original mystery play. Doing Our Bit-Winter Ganten ville that is not for babes Eyes of Youth— Maxine Eliott. Unusual but unever ptueus vaude George Arliss in in M. Cohan. Rollickiny Kitty Darl to Jane LElevation—Playhouse play which created a sensation in Paris. Lumbardi, Lid.—Murosco. Lively character comedy, about a fashional signer of gowns. Lowe Dr The—Critenon. Slight but amusin: comedy. Masquerader, The—Booth. Very effective dr tion of po ceptionally charming tury. Dazzling review “Princess. Smart musical comedy: al Old Country, The—suth St. Wm. Paversham ir romantic comedy On teith the Dance Republic, Movie-like melodrama showing why wives I Polly with a Past—Bel society comedy with Rambler Ri 1 Joseph Cawthorn At" then: Rescuing Burke in Lyceum. Theil Northwest The—Bijou. Masterly Prench of Henn Bataille Very Idea, The~ Amusing travesty of eu genics. Washington ¢ Players—Coniedy. This interest- vin new bill of four short plays The—Liberty. Laurette Taylor in w play hy Hartley Manners ; Shear Steal An Irish Comeback—An Irishman em- ployed in a large factory had taken a day off without permission and seemed likely to lose his job in consequence. When aske by his foreman the next day why he had not turned up the day hefore, he replied: “Twas so ill, sir, that | could not come to work to save me life.” “How was it then, Pat. that [ saw you pass the factory on your bicycle during the morning?” asked the foreman. slightly taken aback, then re presence of mind, he replied: ir, that must have been when [ was goin for the doctor.”—Pittshurgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Why He Didn’t—The physician was soliciting information from the patient’s “Does he grind his teeth in his steep?” he asked. “Oh no!’ “em to be * said the wife. “He don’t wear -Browening’s Magazine ELTINGE “#355 OONSatarday at 230 A. H. 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